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Diploma course for doctors, promote nurses as ‘semi-doctors’, employ nurses after 15-day training: Mamata Banerjee’s suggestions to fill up vacancies

To fill up vacancies, Mamata Banerjee made several suggestions, like staring diploma courses for doctors and employing senior nurses as 'semi-doctors'

Pakistan: Supreme Court orders Imran Khan’s immediate release after calling his arrest “illegal”

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan's arrest "illegal," and also directed for his immediate release, reported ARY News

NCERT needs an urgent overhaul: Here is how it pushes the rhetoric of pseudo-seculars

As a mother of a ten-year-old who will be subject to this forced conditioning, it does rankle and affect me to discover noxious rhetoric channeled by pseudo-seculars whose writings are incorporated in textbooks by the NCERT.

‘Possibility cannot become evidence, PP led the witness to the identification of the accused’: Delhi Court acquits Dinesh, Sandeep and Tinku in Delhi Riots...

Dinesh, Sandeep and Tinku acquitted by Delhi Court in Delhi Riots case, says public prosecutor 'led' the witness to the identification of the accused

‘Acts instilled insecurity among people’: Md Shahnawaz, Md Shoaib, Shahrukh, 6 others sentenced to 7 years jail in Delhi anti-Hindu riots case

The court noted that the nine men tried to create communal disturbance in the area and instilled a sense of insecurity among people.

‘Tu naam ki Muslim hai’: Islamists abuse Sara Ali Khan again, this time for visiting Kedarnath Dham

Islamists were fuming over a Muslim girl committing a ‘shirk’ (sin) by visiting a Hindu temple after Sara Ali Khan visited Kedarnath

Supreme Court reserves judgement on various pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriage

The five-judge Constitution bench comprising of the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha is dealing with a batch of petitions pertaining to marriage equality rights for LGBTQIA+ community. 

Shut hospitals if doctors can’t be protected: Kerala HC slams state govt and police for murder of Vandana, stabbed while treating accused in police...

The Kerala High Court came down hard on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government and the police for the killing of a 23-year-old Dr Vandana

While both have a history of unholy alliances, Uddhav Thackeray along with Nitish Kumar try to school Maharashtra CM over ‘political ethics’ after SC...

Uddhav Thackeray took cognizance of the ruling and attempted to teach 'ethics' to the incumbent Chief Minister and the Dy Chief Minister. He said that CM Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis should resign if at all they have any ethics left.

Imran Khan’s arrest is illegal and contempt of court, present him before the court within an hour: Pakistan Supreme Court

Pakistan Supreme Court said that the arrest of Imran Khan inside the court premises by NAB was illegal and contempt of court

Kerala boat tragedy: Officials ignored complaints against Atlantic and other ‘illegal’ tourist boats, and now the same officials will probe the irregularities

Kerala Police officials who ignored the complaints against Atlantic are part of the team probing the sinking of the boat that killed 22 people

Book Excerpt of Dr Amit Thadani’s ‘The Rationalist Murders’: A journalist, links to underworld, Mukul Sinha, assassination plot of Modi and Dabholkar murder

The Rationalist Murders, a book by Amit Thadani points out serious inconsistencies and problems in the investigations of four rationalists

Punjab: 2nd incident of a gas leak in the state in 2 weeks, several people including 25 students hospitalised in Nangal

Several students and teachers at a school in Punjab’s Nangal fellt unwell after a gas leakage nearby on Thursday.

Shivraj govt cracks whip on Jihadi network: 11 arrested, Islamist org HuT has network in 50 countries, banned in 16, was training Muslims for...

Madhya Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) raided multiple locations linked to the radical Jihadi outfit Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HuT) Islamists.

NDMC councillor starts telling the story of a ‘Dhongi Raja’ in CM’s style referring to the 40 cr mansion at tax-payers’ expense, Arvind Kejriwal...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal walked out of a New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) meeting after BJP leaders raised the issue of the renovation of his official residence at the expense of taxpayers’ money.

Given injection to kill me slowly, no bathroom access, no bed: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan alleges torture and mistreatment by authorities

PTI chief Imran Khan alleged that the incumbent government in the country led by Shehbaz Sharif has been trying to kill him inside the jail

Irony just shot itself: Jailed Imran Khan uses soundtrack of Vivek Agnihotri’s Kashmir Files, a film that talks about Hindu genocide by Pakistan-sponsored Islamists

In order to motivate Imran Khan's supporters to continue to fight against the ruling establishment, his Instagram handle ended up using the soundtrack of 'The Kashmir Files', a film by Vivek Agnihotri on the Hindu genocide in Kashmir valley

Was there an agreement signed that nobody will strip Imran Khan and rape him while in custody because he has piles: What we know

Geo Fact Check confirmed that the 'agreement' signed by Imran Khan, Interior Secretary Yousuf Naseem Khokhar and US Ambassador Donald Blome is fabricated

I can only assume that it would be a 10-part film: SS Rajamouli on his dream of bringing Mahabharat to the big screen

SS Rajamouli has called his dream project Mahabharat the aim of his life, and said he would make it into 10 parts, if he ever adapted the epic into a film.

Supreme Court says can’t restore MVA govt since Uddhav Thackeray resigned voluntarily, finds fault in decisions of governor and speaker

"Petitioners argued for restoration of status quo ante. However, Thackeray did not face the floor test. Had Uddhav Thackeray not resigned, the status quo could have been restored," the Court said.

Yakub and Naushad, who had beheaded a Hindu in the Bhalswa Dairy area, were tasked by ISI to execute a rerun of 2000 Red...

Delhi police said that Bhalswa Dairy murder accused Yakub and Naushad, who were out on parole, were at the final stage of attacking the Red Fort and carrying out five targeted killings

170 years of Indian Railways and The Hindu: 3 racist, elitist op-eds that denigrate Indians who use Railways simply to peddle anti-Modi agenda

On April 16, 2023 Indian Railways completed 170 years and in their Sunday magazine published on the same day, The Hindu published three long articles.

Attempt to indulge in forum shopping and bench hunting: Supreme Court rebukes sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt for plea seeking recusal of a judge...

Justice MR Shah of Supreme Court refuses to recuse from hearing Sanjiv Bhatt's case, court rebukes him for bench hunting

Sole Indian against 49 Pakistanis, all of them hostile: What Ajit Doval’s son Shaurya said about his schooling in Pakistan

When questioned about what was it like studying in Pakistani schools, Shaurya said, “It was just like growing up in any other part of India. The only difference is that you are the sole Indian among fifty other children who are against you.”

Centre has power on order, police and land, NCT of Delhi has power to posts, appoint and transfer officials: SC verdict in Delhi govt...

Supreme Court of India said the NCT of Delhi has the power to create posts, appoint officials and transfer them but also protected interest of Union Govt

Blast near Golden Temple: Amreek Singh, Sahib Singh and 3 others arrested for hurling the bomb from 2nd floor, SGPC slams Punjab govt for...

A low-intensity blast, occurred near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab

NCB official Vishwa Vijay Singh, involved in the Aryan Khan drugs case, sacked from service in a separate case

As per the NCB, Vishwa Vijay Singh was dismissed on the basis of the findings of the inquiry conducted against him.

Two cases of Hindu women being trapped, tortured and forced to convert to Islam emerge from UP and MP, both victims raped as well:...

The recently released movie 'The Kerala Story' was declared as tax free in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

As Pakistan descends into chaos, the failed country loses its mind, claims violence post Imran Khan arrest created by BJP, RSS: What Atta Tarar...

As violence engulfed Pakistan, Pakistan govt claimed that BJP and RSS were creating the chaos post arrest of Imran Khan

After Exit Polls show Congress edge in Karnataka, DK Shivakumar insinuates that people of UP are ‘fools’, BJP spokie lashes out: Here is what...

Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar insinuated that the people of Uttar Pradesh and other parts of North India are “fools” as they voted BJP to power.

Pakistan: Former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested in Islamabad as crackdown on Imran Khan’s party continues

Qureshi is wanted by the police in cases of riots and arsons in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Before his arrest, Qureshi called upon PTI workers to keep up their struggle for true freedom in the country. 

‘Are you a dog’? ‘Animal activist’ Yogita Bhayana gate crashes Vijay Goel’s seminar on stray dog menace, gets into a brawl with another woman:...

Women, including Yogita Bhayana, slapped each other at seminar on stray dogs menace in the Constitution Club, Delhi

Loud sound near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas near Golden Temple, police say it could be another explosion, probe on

The Punjab Police said that there is a possibility that the loud sound near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple was the result of an explosion. 

Biden family received over $10 million from foreign nationals when he was VP, tried to conceal source of funds: House Oversight Committee

According to report, there is evidence suggesting that the Biden family took measures to "conceal the source and total amount received from the foreign companies."

China finally has a rival in India as the World’s factory floor: Report

Western govts see a democratic India as a natural partner, and the Indian govt has pushed to make business friendly environment.

Dalit journalist says sorry to BBC’s Brahmin journalist for falsely accusing her of caste bias, case closed after mutual agreement

Dalit ‘activist’ Ved Prakash apologises to BBC India head Rupa Jha for falsely accusing her of firing a Dalit journalist due the caste discrimination

PM Modi to visit the US in June, President Biden to host a state dinner during the official state visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on an official state visit to the United States on June 22

Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan oppose legalisation of same-sex marriage, four other states seek more time for ‘extensive study on the complex issue’

7 states have submitted their views on same-sex marriage, in which Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have opposed it, and others sought more time

Kerala: 23-year-old female doctor stabbed to death by a man in custody brought to a hospital for a checkup

A woman doctor at a govt hospital in Kerala’s Kollam was stabbed to death by a man in custody brought for a checkup.

Exit polls result: Hung assembly likely in Karnataka as polls predict a close fight between BJP and Congress, with JDS as kingmaker

Several exit polls have predicted a hung assembly in Karnataka, with Congress-BJP neck and neck, and JDS as a kingmaker.

‘This man is Pol Pot. I find him more dangerous’: Interview of filmmaker Anurag Kashyap resurfaces amid harassment of Times Now journalist by AAP...

In an interview in January 2023, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap had compared Arvind Kejriwal to Cambodian dictator Pol Pot.

Karnataka polls: ‘DK Shivakumar blackmailed me to back up from the polls by threatening to release a CD’, says BJP leader

BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi said that he received a call from DK Shivakumar asking him to back up from Belagavi rural constituency.

No protesting against the Congress govt, raising voice only against corruption: Sachin Pilot ahead of his Jan Sangharsh Yatra

Ahead of his Jan Sangharsh Yatra, Congress leader Sachin Pilot osaid that he is not protesting against his government, but is just "raising voice" against "corruption."

As Pakistan descends into chaos, netizens share 2009 tweet of PM Modi: Here is what happened back then which made Modi tweet about Pakistan

A 2009 tweet by Narendra Modi went viral, in which he had talked about Taliban attacks on Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan

Islamabad HC indicts former PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana case even as Pakistan Twitter posts rumours about his deaths: What is actually happening

Former PM Imran Khan has been accused of retaining gifts received by the Office of Prime Minister from other countries.

AAP claims court said that there is no evidence to prove the Delhi liquor scam, here is how they are lying and misquoting a...

Atishi Marlena claimed that the court stated in its order that there is "no evidence" to corroborate the liquor scam, which is completely false

One Tipu Sultan absconded after raping 5 year old, arrested after Uttar Pradesh police shoots him in the leg: Details

Tipu Sultan, accused of raping a 5-year-old girl was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police after an encounter.

‘6 years of Islamic study, and I became anti-Hindu, anti-nation’, ‘considered non-Muslims as Kafir’: Read real ‘Kerala story’ as narrated by Anagha Jaigopal, Vishali...

Anagha Jaigopal and Vishali Shetty described in detail the process of radicalisation, conversion to Islam, and how they were saved. They also put their views about the film The Kerala Story.

Delhi Minorities Commission seeks FIR against Tajinder Bagga for hurting Sikh sentiments after he defined ‘Waheguru’ in a tweet, says SGPC gave a different...

Delhi Minority Commission wrote a letter to the Delhi Police seeking FIR against Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community.

China reopens Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with new restrictions to discourage Indian pilgrims: Report

China brought new regulations and increased cost of visa for pilgrims, workers and tour operators to Kailash Mansarovar.